What color is #B3BA92?

#B3BA92 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BA92?

The RGB value is 179, 186, 146: 179 red, 186 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BA92?

The complementary color is #9992BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BA92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BA92 color

#B3BA92 rgb(179, 186, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3BA92 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.9% green and 57.3% blue (179, 186, 146).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#B3BA92 color codes

HEX	`#B3BA92`
RGB	`rgb(179, 186, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.05, -9.31, 19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.05, 21.62, 115.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.337, 46.777, 34.04)`
Decimal	`11778706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BA92, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B3BA92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BA92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B3BA92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ba92; }
.text { color: #b3ba92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ba92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 186 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ba92, #9fba92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3BA92?: #B3BA92 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BA92?: The RGB value is 179, 186, 146: 179 red, 186 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BA92?: The complementary color is #9992BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BA92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.